Quote Originally Posted by Jer View Post
Crazy coincidence; I just posted up my beloved 2011 Kia Optima SX turbo the other day to Craigslist for $5.00 under your target budget. It matches all of your parameters save for AWD which I would personally say is unnecessary & adds more maintenance & cost when get into higher mileage plus lowers MPG.

I bought it new & for 100k miles now we've never had a single problem. It's got features & options you still don't find on cars today. I already miss the vented/cooled seats and heated front and rear seats will be awesome in the coming months. For under $15k you won't find a better car & I firmly believe that. We hate selling it & know we're going to miss it. It's been the best car we've owned in a long list.

I'm not too far away & have title in-hand.

Those cars are pretty slick, my wife looked at one a few years back, but she ended up with a VW Jetta (she has a thing for Jetta's).